Panama earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 41 km W of Limones, Panama

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 41 km W of Limones, Panama on Tue, Jul 17, 1979, 1:29 AM EST (06:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 11 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1979-07-17 06:29:41 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.069° N, 83.241° W
Region
Panama
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.720 km S of Golfito, Costa Rica · 17247 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.526 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 17245 days ago · 51 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.326 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 17245 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.738 km SSW of Golfito, Costa Rica · 17235 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 5.211 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 17230 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 5.032 km SSW of Golfito, Costa Rica · 17247 days ago · 43 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.919 km SSE of Golfito, Costa Rica · 17249 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.728 km SSW of Golfito, Costa Rica · 17256 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.715 km W of Finca Blanco, Panama · 17257 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.317 km S of Golfito, Costa Rica · 17257 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 5.117 km W of Finca Blanco, Panama · 17260 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 5.020 km WSW of Finca Blanco, Panama · 17260 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.61 km WNW of La Esperanza, Panama · 17260 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.927 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 17261 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 5.012 km NW of Limones, Panama · 17262 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.811 km WSW of Finca Blanco, Panama · 17262 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.67 km SW of Cordillera, Panama · 17262 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.611 km WSW of Finca Blanco, Panama · 17262 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 5.217 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 17262 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.61 km NNW of Sortova, Panama · 17263 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 5.04 km E of Finca Blanco, Panama · 17263 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 4.928 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 17263 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 6.59 km WNW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 17263 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 4.445 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 17263 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011wk. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC.